Théâtre des Beaux Arts Bordeaux

What Théâtre des Beaux Arts Bordeaux does

Théâtre des Beaux Arts Bordeaux is a privately-operated café-théâtre venue located at 2, rue des Beaux Arts in central Bordeaux, France. Founded in 2018 and conducted through the legal entity CTBA, société à responsabilité limitée (SARL) with €1,000 of share capital, it is managed by Loïc Rojouan and presents a continuously rotating program of live performances spanning comedy, contemporary drama, family shows, and musical productions. The venue also operates the annual Festival 'Sous les Loupiotes' aimed at young audiences. Beyond ticketed spectacles, the company packages complementary offerings including gift cards ('Bon Cadeau Spectacle & Boisson') at €29 per unit, multi-show 'Pack Spectacles' bundles, group and employee committee formulas, full venue privatization for corporate events, and a portfolio of professional training/formations in storytelling, public speaking, improvisation, drama school audition preparation, and artistic project direction.

Revenue is generated through multiple, fragmented streams: ticket sales routed via vostickets.net and billetweb.fr (with physical box-office pickup available on show days), gift cards sold through a dedicated WooCommerce storefront, corporate rentals and privatizations, group bookings, and coaching/training engagements. Customer segments include the general public and families, corporate clients and employee committees, and individuals/professionals seeking theatre-based development. Marketing relies on the company's own website, email newsletter, and organic social channels on Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube.

The technical footprint is modest: a WordPress site with WooCommerce for e-commerce and gift card commerce, hosted by OVH, with no disclosed proprietary systems, applications, APIs, or AI/ML capabilities. The company co-produces performances with regional public-cultural agencies OARA (Office Artistique de la Région Nouvelle-Aquitaine) and iddac (Gironde Department cultural agency), which subsidize programming capacity. With 11-50 employees, no external funding, no parent company, and no disclosed revenue, the venue operates as an independent cultural small business anchored to the Bordeaux metropolitan market.

Name

Théâtre des Beaux Arts Bordeaux

Legal name

CTBA, société à responsabilité limitée

Website

https://theatre-beauxarts.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Théâtre des Beaux Arts Bordeaux is a privately-operated café-théâtre venue in central Bordeaux presenting comedy, drama, family shows, and music to general audiences, while also serving corporate clients and professionals via venue rentals, group packages, and theatre-based coaching and training.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Live Theater & Performance Venue

NAICS

Promoters of Performing Arts, Sports, and Similar Events with Facilities (71131), Theater Companies and Dinner Theaters (71111), Theater Companies and Dinner Theaters (711110), Other Performing Arts Companies (71119)

SIC

Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900), Services-Miscellaneous Amusement & Recreation (7990)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYMPAGALAB

Theater & Performing Arts Venue Operations (Playhouses, Opera Houses)

Media, Entertainment & Sports/Live Entertainment & Events (Concerts, Theater, Festivals)/Event Venues & Venue Operations (Arenas, Theaters, Halls)

SECONDARYMPAGABAM

Performing Arts Centers & Presenters (Programming/Booking)

Media, Entertainment & Sports/Live Entertainment & Events (Concerts, Theater, Festivals)/Theater, Broadway & Performing Arts

SECONDARYMPAGABAG

Musical Theatre (Non-Broadway/Fringe)

Media, Entertainment & Sports/Live Entertainment & Events (Concerts, Theater, Festivals)/Theater, Broadway & Performing Arts

SECONDARYTHAHAAAG

Performing Arts & Cultural Event Venues (Theaters, Museums)

Travel & Hospitality/MICE (Meetings, Incentives, Conferences & Exhibitions)/Conference & Convention Venues (Convention Centers, Civic Centers)

Keywords

• Live theater performances
• Café theater venue
• Corporate event venue
• Theater training workshops
• Performance ticketing services

Headquarters

HQ city

Bordeaux, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Ticket Sales: Revenue from individual show tickets sold online through vostickets.net and billetweb.fr platforms, as well as physical box office sales.
2. Gift Cards (Bons Cadeaux): Sale of gift cards for shows and drinks at 29.00 euros per unit.
3. Corporate Events & Privatizations: Revenue from companies renting the venue for private events, team outings, and group bookings. Includes formations and coaching services for professionals.
4. Coaching & Training Services: Professional development services including storytelling, public speaking, improvisations, art direction, and preparation for drama school entrance exams.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Théâtre des Beaux-Arts Bordeaux is a café-théâtre venue that produces and presents live theatrical performances — including comedies, family shows, musicals, and contemporary drama — for general audiences, alongside the annual Festival Sous les Loupiotes. The venue also commercializes its space through corporate privatizations, group bookings for employee committees, and a portfolio of professional training workshops (storytelling, public speaking, improvisation, audition preparation, and artistic project direction).

Product overview

Théâtre des Beaux-Arts Bordeaux operates as a café-theater venue offering a diverse portfolio of live performance products and professional services. The core offering consists of theatrical performances (spectacles) spanning comedy, drama, family shows, and musical productions, complemented by the annual Festival Sous les Loupiotes. The theater's product portfolio extends to gift vouchers (Bon Cadeau) and Pack Spectacles for ticket sales, while business services include venue privatization, group bookings, and professional training programs in storytelling, public speaking, theatrical improvisation, audition preparation, and artistic project direction. The venue functions as both a performance space and a cultural enterprise offering experiential products to individual consumers and corporate clients.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Spectacles (Live Theater Performances) Live theatrical performances featuring plays, comedy shows, musicals, family shows, and artistic productions across multiple genres, presented at the Bordeaux venue for general audiences and families.
• Festival Sous les Loupiotes Annual performing arts festival programming diverse theatrical productions, children's performances, and cultural events targeted at young audiences.
• Bon Cadeau Spectacle & Boisson (Gift Voucher) Gift voucher priced at €29.00 allowing the recipient to attend a performance and enjoy a drink at the theatre.
• Pack Spectacles (Multi-Show Bundle) Bundle offering multiple show tickets packaged together for repeat theatregoers.
• Story Telling (Formation) One or two-day professional development workshop teaching narrative techniques and storytelling mechanics for team building and project collaboration.
• Prise de parole en public (Public Speaking Formation) One to two-day public speaking training program for professionals covering presentation skills, stress management, voice projection, and stage presence.
• Les Improvisations (Improvisation Formation) Half-day or full-day team-building workshop using theatrical improvisation techniques (listening, acceptance, proposition) to enhance group creativity and collaboration.
• Préparation aux concours d'entrée (Audition Preparation Formation) Audition preparation coaching for drama school entrance exams (Conservatoires, ENSATT, ESTBA, TNS) covering posture, movement, voice, and character development.
• Direction artistique de projet (Artistic Direction Formation) Artistic project direction consulting for individuals developing stage productions, providing professional guidance on dramaturgy, character work, staging, and performance.
• Privatisations & événementiels (Venue Rental & Events) Private venue rental and event management services for corporate events, celebrations, and special occasions.
• Formule Groupe & CE (Group & Employee Committee Package) Group booking and employee committee package offering theatre outings at group rates for collective attendance.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• OARA (Office Artistique de la région Nouvelle Aquitaine)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-production partner for performances. The OARA co-organizes or co-produces shows such as 'Une Chaussure dans le bocal' with the theatre.
• iddac (agence culturelle du Département de la Gironde)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCultural agency of the Gironde Department that supports and co-organizes performances. Mentioned in relation to shows like 'Vapeurs' (residence aid) and 'Terre!' (co-organization).
• OVHminorOthersWeb hosting provider for the theatre's website. OVH is a French cloud computing company.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Café de la Gare (Paris): Iconic Paris café-théâtre with rotating comedy and one-person shows, the historical archetype of the café-théâtre business model the subject operates in Bordeaux.
• Théâtre de Poche Montparnasse: Intimate Parisian theatre offering a repertory of contemporary plays; closely aligned in venue intimacy, programming cadence, and family/drama orientation.
• Théâtre de la Huchette: Long-running small-format Parisian theatre producing multiple resident plays; highly comparable to a café-théâtre model with intimate venue, sustained repertory programming, and ticket-led direct-to-consumer sales.
• Théâtre du Point Virgule: Small Paris café-théâtre-style venue with rotating comedy and one-person-show programming, comparable in venue scale, genre mix (comedy/improv), and reliance on third-party ticketing.

Regional players

• Théâtre du Chêne Noir: Independent Avignon-based theatre operating two halls with a long-running resident season and an annual festival footprint, comparable in independent-operator programming model but anchored in a different regional market.
• Comédie de Bordeaux: Bordeaux-based comedy and variety theatre with rotating programming, directly comparable geographic and customer-segment overlap as a local live-entertainment competitor.
• Théâtre des Salins: Independent French regional theatre (Martigues) running a multi-genre season in its own venue with corporate/group services; comparable as a mid-scale, independently operated performing-arts venue outside Paris.

Broad incumbents

• Théâtre du Rond-Point: Parisian theatre hosting contemporary drama and authors, with public-sector support and corporate partnerships; comparable in operating both a resident venue and a season of curated productions.
• Théâtre National de Bordeaux en Aquitaine (TnBA): Large institutional theatre in the same city with multiple performance spaces and broad dramatic programming; a broader incumbent whose venue operations and Bordeaux catchment overlap the subject.
• Le Trianon: Established Parisian concert and variety hall with a much larger capacity but comparable programming breadth (music, comedy, family shows) and a similar direct-to-consumer ticketing model.

Market position

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCYR5jxb9ABbtdZ06pTR116g?view_as=subscriber
• Facebookfacebook.com/TheatredesBeauxArts
• Instagraminstagram.com/theatredesbeauxarts/?hl=fr-ca
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/th%C3%A9%C3%A2tre-des-beaux-arts-bordeaux

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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